All Aboard Florida to reveal Miami development plan

All Aboard Florida is scheduled to reveal its downtown Miami development plan today, which is expected to bring in $59.5 million in transit oriented development economic impacts beginning in 2019 to Miami-Dade County.

A spokesperson for the express passenger service that will travel from Miami to Orlando said this morning a similar plan will be revealed for downtown West Palm Beach in the near future.

But Miami-Dade County is expected to reap the biggest benefits of the economic development with long-term operations and jobs centered at its downtown station, according to a study released last week by the company.

By 2019, about 400 jobs will be created in Miami-Dade from development, which may include hotels, retail shops or parking. Labor income is estimated at $14 million annually.

All Aboard Florida, which will also stop in Fort Lauderdale, has enjoyed more popularity in Miami-Dade and Broward counties where the FEC track run through areas that are more industrial than neighborhood.

In Palm Beach County, which has the most rail crossings of three counties and more people living near the tracks, residents have been more hesitant to outright hostile. An estimated 500 people attended a meeting last night in Tequesta, largely in opposition of the passenger service.